The Press., 1887-02-10

must be in manner agrot able tO them or they would stay outside its walls if poasi- ble. It ia understood they paas the time in playing cards, exerclse with dumb bells, horizontal bar and other athletic amusements. Those latter amusementa, under the present arrangements, are necom- sary and healthful. So would saving wood and breaking stone be healthfui, and much better discipline than the idle vocations they are present following, if reports arc true. There are no doubt hundreds of other men iu the country who would be pleased to be furnished with warm, clean quarters and gymnasium with free board. Why is Holland county under the necessity tn furnish board free for twenty or thirty Idle ioafersP Would 10 not be profitable to the county to supply some kind of mammal labor for these fellows if for no other purpose than to weed out the shirks and thus lessen the cost of their maintenance2 Other counties provide work, and make the inmates of their jaila earn their bread by the sweat of their tbrows. Why does not Tolland county furnish work for their vagabondsf ia . pertinent question often asked. The Journal confesses it can't answer this conundrum.
 Two brothers, from New Haven, of John Davis of Ellington, had been visitng him last week, and started on their return. As they alighted from the train at Hart lord, Friday afternoon, they crossed from the New England side Of the depot to the Consolidated waiting room and sat down to wait for the 2 40 express for New Haven. They had hardly seated tiemseivea whom Samuel Davis umbrelln siid from his hand and fell upon the floor. The noise attract Id attention, and it was seen he hsd sunk in his seat and was evidently unconscio us. Dr. Wainright pronounced the man dead, and notified Medical Examiner Fuller, who attributed death to heart disease. Samuel DavIs was in the brick business in New Haven, and was 65 years old. During his visit to his brother he was unusually well. Another brother died suddenly of heart disease, about 10 years ago.
 The committee of clerRymen called to investigate the conduct of Rev MT. By- ington at Monson, have rendered the de- cision given below. The finding is vim dication of MT. B's. conduct by gentlemen competent to judge, aud whose decision will set at rest much of the unpleasant gossip, but will not heal the iii feeling caused. Miss Reed refused to take Q part Tn the investigation, and was only repre- sented there 30 far as the church commit tee of their own volition stated her side of the case. The investigation will place MT. Byington in better position before the outside world, but will not still the tempest in Monson, as all the facts brought out in the investigation are already known to the people there:
 The undersigned, called by the pastor and standing committee of the Congrega- tional church in Monson, Mass to investi- gate a charge which is said to have boon publicly made, to the effect that the pas- tor has violated an engagement of mar riage, or an understanding which was equivalent to an engagement, assembled at the parsonage of said church on Febru- ary Sd, 1S87 They listened to statements by members of the standing committee and by Mir. Byington also to letters writ ten by him, and to testimony, written and oral, concerning statements made by par ties in the case, and reached unanimously the following. result:
 They deeply deplore the existing misun- derstandines, aud desire to express their sincere sympathy with those who are most deeply affected by the occurences which have taken place. They find, however, that there never was any mutual agree ment of marriage. expressed or implied, lbetween the parties involved. Moreover, they are fully of the opinion that whatever misunderstanding may have arisen bc- tween the parties, due to errors of iudg- ment, Mir. Byington has acted with entire truthfulness, and has been controlled by a high sense of honor.